No woman in WWE in the 90s was more synonymous with the term diva than Sunny. She helped reinvent the role of women in WWE in a major way in the mid- to late 90s, but Sunny didnt really step into the ring to compete. But even if she did, one of the most influential divas in WWE history never would have had the chance to hold the Womens Championship the title was inactive for nearly her entire run with the company. Its a shame, really. Several non-traditional female grapplers held the Womens Championship in the late 90s Debra McMichael, The Kat, and of course, Sable. Had WWE not abandoned the title in 1995, its likely that the company would have found a way to get the belt onto AOLs most downloaded woman of 1996, regardless of her lack of in-ring credentials. But it appears that the fates were against Sunny ever wearing gold WWE reinstated the Womens Championship in September 1998, two months after Sunny left the promotion. Perhaps it's for the best. She could have been stuck jobbing to 76-year-old Fabulous Moolah or Harvey Wippleman in drag.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
